Cocktails with a Curator: Reynolds’s "Selina, Lady Skipwith"
Joshua Reynolds
Andrew J. O’Shaughnessy: "The Old Gamester: General John Burgoyne"
British General John Burgoyne’s theatrical personality, manicured appearance, and work as a playwright perfectly embody the stereotype of the aristocratic dilettante. His portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, painted about 1766, is the inspiration for this lecture, which details Burgoyne’s career as a rising military star before his defeat at Saratoga, a battle often regarded as the turning point of the American Revolution.
Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery
Susan Grace Galassi, Senior Curator at The Frick Collection, introduces the exhibition Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery, on view in the East Gallery through February 1, 2015.
Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery
November 5, 2014, through February 1, 2015
New York’s Frick Collection Launches American Tour of Works from the National Galleries of Scotland
November 5, 2014, through February 1, 2015